[raid] The bootloader can only be installed to a single drive

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maxim.cournoyer wrote on 1 May 2020 15:45
(name . bug-guix)(address . bug-guix@gnu.org)
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Using Guix System, the bootloader declaration doesn't currently seem to
support being installed to multiple drives:

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(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target "/dev/sda")
(terminal-outputs '(console))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I suggest to change it so that target can be passed a list like
(bootloader (bootloader-configuration
(bootloader grub-bootloader)
(target '("/dev/sda" "/dev/sdb"))
(terminal-outputs '(console))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This is useful when trying to boot a degraded RAID array.

Maxim
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Maxim Cournoyer wrote on 8 Aug 2021 06:25
(address . 40997@debbugs.gnu.org)
877dgw36n6.fsf@gmail.com
Hello,

maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com writes:

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> Using Guix System, the bootloader declaration doesn't currently seem to
> support being installed to multiple drives:
>
> (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
> (bootloader grub-bootloader)
> (target "/dev/sda")
> (terminal-outputs '(console))))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I suggest to change it so that target can be passed a list like
>
> (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
> (bootloader grub-bootloader)
> (target '("/dev/sda" "/dev/sdb"))
> (terminal-outputs '(console))))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> This is useful when trying to boot a degraded RAID array.

The following patches do exactly this (target becomes the plural
targets). I tested it on my system, disconnecting the first drive of my
RAID1 array, and could at least boot to GRUB fine (although full boot

Booting a VM using an image generated from the bare-bones.tmpl template
also worked fine.
Attachment: 0001-gnu-bootloader-Support-multiple-targets.patch
Attachment: 0002-Migrate-to-the-new-targets-field-of-bootloader-confi.patch
Thanks,

Maxim
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Maxim Cournoyer wrote on 9 Aug 2021 17:07
control message for bug #40997
(address . control@debbugs.gnu.org)
87sfzi1wsm.fsf@gmail.com
tags 40997 + patch
quit
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Maxim Cournoyer wrote on 29 Aug 2021 07:19
Re: bug#40997: [raid] The bootloader can only be installed to a single drive
(address . 40997-done@debbugs.gnu.org)
87v93orfoh.fsf@gmail.com
Hello,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> writes:

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> Hello,
>
> maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com writes:
>
>> Using Guix System, the bootloader declaration doesn't currently seem to
>> support being installed to multiple drives:
>>
>> (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
>> (bootloader grub-bootloader)
>> (target "/dev/sda")
>> (terminal-outputs '(console))))
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>> I suggest to change it so that target can be passed a list like
>>
>> (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
>> (bootloader grub-bootloader)
>> (target '("/dev/sda" "/dev/sdb"))
>> (terminal-outputs '(console))))
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>> This is useful when trying to boot a degraded RAID array.
>
> The following patches do exactly this (target becomes the plural
> targets). I tested it on my system, disconnecting the first drive of my
> RAID1 array, and could at least boot to GRUB fine (although full boot
> failed due to https://issues.guix.gnu.org/40999).
>
> Booting a VM using an image generated from the bare-bones.tmpl template
> also worked fine.

Pushed with commit 2ca982ff41270288913ad6b7d5d9e1cad87b06d9.

Closing!

Maxim
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